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Volkswagen To Delist from Tokyo Stock Exchange; And Then There Were 25

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Volkswagen has applied to delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, citing low trading volume and its plans to also delist from some European exchanges. This continues the TSE’s trend of losing (and not being able to replace, at least for the time being) overseas listings. There will now be only 25 foreign companies listed on […]

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Tags: Autos · General

Nikkei Loses Momentum Ahead of BOJ and Machinery Orders Thursday

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Japan market summary for Wednesday (Oct. 10)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +17.99 (+0.1%) to 17,177.89
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +30 (+0.2%) to 17,230, Singapore (SGX) +25 (+0.15%) to 17,225, Chicago (CME) *10/9 +20 (+0.1%) to 17,310
TOPIX: -1.88 (-0.1%) to 1,658.18; Advancers 706 x decliners 863 (unch. 153), New highs 26 x new lows 10
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Similarity Across Top-10 Holdings of Largest Japanese Mutual Funds in U.S.

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

This post probably about does it for now in terms of looking at the Japanese mutual fund universe in the U.S. For reference, also see:Cash Inflows/Outflows in Sept. for Largest Japanese Mutual Funds in U.S. and Ranking of Japanese Mutual Funds in the U.S..
Among the 8-largest funds reviewed in each of the two prior posts, […]

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Cash Inflows/Outflows in Sept. for Largest Japanese Mutual Funds in U.S.

October 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Yahoo! Finance has updated the net assets for mutual funds, reflecting amounts as of the end of September. Yesterday, the list and ranking of Japanese mutual funds in the U.S. had data as of the end of August. Changes for the 8-largest funds are listed below with the new net asset value and % […]

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Tags: Mutual Funds